The arrest of eight Vermont dairy farmers in April sent shock waves throughout New England's agriculture industry, and fears ...

Its 18,000 cattle made it nearly 10 times larger than the average dairy herd in Texas. It's not the first time large numbers of Texas cattle have died, but rarely do so many perish from a single fire.

In a dairy barn managed by robots, cows can choose to be milked whenever they like, which is often more frequent than the twice-a-day schedule in traditional farms.

A new study reveals extreme heat slashes dairy yields, and even high-tech cooling can’t fully fix the problem. View on ...

A fire levelled the MacKinnon family barn in late June and killed 165 cows. The family suspects the fire was electrical in ...

Nate Chittenden, a dairy farmer at Dutch Hollow Farm in Schodack Landing, N.Y., with his cows. “I’m in charge of this entire life from cradle to grave, and it’s important for me to know this ...

Cows on the Gita Valley dairy farm outnumber humans by about 5 to 1, but the 20 full-time human residents prefer it that way. “T hey’re like big dogs that like to run up to you and try to eat ...

On Saturday, the Churchtown Dairy in Claverack, N.Y., once again hosted a Yuletide tradition: caroling to the herd of 28 cattle that call the cathedral-like barn their winter home.

Dairy and beef cattle farms produce about 2% of total worldwide greenhouse gas emissions. According to Climate Watch Data, in 2018, 2% accounted for 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas.

Cows roam freely at Gita Valley dairy farm, Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Port Royal, Penn. (RNS photo/Richa Karmarkar) Richa Karmarkar April 25, 2025 ...